That's Right [Roomful of Blues]

1. That's Right!2. We Can't Make It3. Shame, Shame, Shame4. How Long Will It Last5. You're Driving Me Crazy6. Ocean of Tears7. 2 Point 88. I Know Your Wig Is Gone9. I'll Keep on Trying10. Lipstick, Powder and Paint11. I'm Tryin'12. Tennessee Woman13. I Just Got to Know14. Stranger Blues

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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 4889

Credits

Producer

Chris Vachon

Engineer

Ian Schreier; Ian Schrier

Roomful Of Blues includes: Mark DuFresne (vocals, harmonica); Chris Vachon (guitar); Rich Lataille (alto & tenor saxophones); Bob Enos (trumpet); Mark Stevens (keyboards); Jason Corbiere (drums).Recorded at Osceola Studios, Raleigh, North Carolina. Includes liner notes by Bob Bell.THAT'S RIGHT was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.Personnel: Mark DuFresne (vocals, harmonica); Chris Vachon (guitar); Rich Lataille (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mark Earley (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bob Enos (trumpet); Mark Stevens (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Jason Corbiere (drums, percussion).Liner Note Author: Bob Bell.Recording information: Osceola Studios, Raleigh, NC.Photographers: Chris Allen ; Dan Stahl.Seventeen albums into a career that dates back to 1967, Rhode Island's most famous musical export makes its Alligator Records debut with 14 songs that show this longstanding outfit has far from worn out its welcome. THAT'S RIGHT! finds the band fronted by new singer/harpist Mark DuFresne, who immediately dives right into the title cut, a slam-bang reading of a Chris Powell-penned R&B nugget, pumped up by the band's collective shouted harmonies and swinging sax solos of Mark Earley and Rich Lataille. From here it's off to the races with a set of music that'll whet the appetite of swing fans looking to cut a serious rug. Among the many delights, a bouncy romp through Big Joe Turner's "Lipstick, Powder and Paint" defies any urges to bop in place, while T-Bone Walker's "I Know Your Wig Is Gone" is delivered as a sly strut, and a version of Smiley Lewis's "Shame, Shame, Shame" wails in all the right places. Equally impressive is the instrumental take on Arthur Prysock's "2 Point 8" that really allows the band to rock and roll as they confidently chug along.

Critic Reviews

Living Blues (6/03, p.81) - "...Roomful of Blues manage to deliver hard-hitting jump blues with the same flair that marked their debut - 17 albums later..."